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Piano Quintet No. 2 in B minor, Op. 63
Friedrich Gernsheim · 1839–1916 · German
For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the piano part
Listen
- Ensemble
- Piano quintet
- Hardest part
- Piano
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 29 min
- Composed
- 1896
- Era
- Late Romantic
Notes
Dedicated to the Bohemian Quartet; first performed in 1897 with the composer at the piano
About this work
- Composed
- 1896 May-August
- Dedicated to
- The Bohemian Quartet (Böhmischen Streichquartett) (Karel Hoffmann (1872–1936) & Josef Suk (1874–1935), violins; Oskar Nedbal (1874–1930), viola; & Hanuš Wihan (1855–1920), violoncello)
- First performed
- 1897 February 12 (composer, piano)
- Molto moderato ()
- Adagio ()
- Allegretto molto grazioso e sempre scherzando ()
- Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo presto ()